Fans are talking about Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 #9 — here's what they had to say.
Ngl, watching Rudy and the gang instantly pivot to saving Nanahoshi without a second thought hits different, and I'm totally here for this chaotic rescue trip to the Demon Continent.
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Nanahoshi’s illness is the Dryain disease, which was supposedly wiped out 7,000 years ago. Her heartbreaking breakdown hit hard, and Rudy instantly thinks of the Demon Lord Kishirika Kishirisu wandering the Demon Continent. And seeing the Likaris Town again after all this time—and finding the Demon Lord way quicker than expected lol
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The plot to "save Nanahoshi's life" actually gives the story such a solid drive rn. Nanahoshi's crying hurts so much more because Rudy was just rubbing his "happy life" in her face beforehand. Transferred people really can't survive in this world… Thought the squad to find Kishirika was gonna be a funny dynamic, but they found her immediately lmao, she never changes at all fr.
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Episode 9. Definitely didn't end in the absolute worst-case scenario, but calling this a "good" situation is a massive stretch… Being super anxious and hysterical makes total sense here tho. She's spilling all her pent-up panic directly to Rudy because it's *him*, so I really hope this trip actually leads to something!
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Kishirika turned into a tiny kid, probably because of some insanely brutal "death" she suffered lol. Her wanted posters are completely useless now, and even though demons know she's an Immortal Demon and definitely survived somewhere, nobody takes a random kid claiming to be Kishirika seriously.
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Unlike Rudeus, Nanahoshi still has massive attachments to Japan, and now that Rudy actually has things to protect, he can finally understand where she's coming from. Honestly, idk what even to say to comfort her. Figuring the Demon Lord might know something and heading back to the Demon Continent made me think "wait, this is gonna take forever," but then they just found her instantly?!
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To describe Kishirika's current state: she's literally Buggy the Clown from One Piece! Zoro chopped him into pieces, and because he just sticks back together, people had to seal parts of his body in barrels… and he had to spend a while looking like a kid. She's got that exact same nerfed energy rn.
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Ep 9. Shion Wakayama's "I don't wanna die" delivery was insanely intense. And Rudeus being smart enough not to dish out cheap platitudes and just taking her screaming was top tier. Makes that miso soup crying scene from last time hit even heavier in retrospect. Glad they ended it with Yuka's high-energy voice at least.
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You guys probably forgot, but the very first time they visited the Migurd Village was back in Season 1 Episode 10 (March 15, 2021), back when Ruijerd was still around with them… time flies fr.
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Wait, I thought this was supposed to be a cozy isekai, did you guys save this for later?! Anyway, cue the ED! "Iori, Owareba"! Good work on this episode everyone!
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"It's the Dryain disease." "People who couldn't neutralize their magic." "Is there a cure?" "Only that it got wiped out once human magic power got too strong."
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Nanahoshi's scene was literally 10x heavier and scarier than I expected, almost peed my pants ngl D: Also, two boobs are… pretty great, yeah.
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THIS. This right here is what it's all about. Watching all these world-building elements from Rudeus's past reincarnated life finally converging and connecting is genuinely peak fiction.
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The guy who couldn't even be bothered to attend his own parents' funeral back in Japan doing a 180 and treating his family like absolute gold in this life is such great character development.
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Hahoshi… Wait, Yatsuhoshi… One more star added to the constellation… Just a tiny little star shining right next to the Big Dipper…
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Healing and detoxification magic are so freaking op (Advanced Healing can literally fix a broken bone), so of course medical tech never had any reason to evolve.
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Demon Lord Kishirika Kishirisu. Has been around since ancient times, basically a beneficial insect that hands out Demon Eyes to whoever feeds her. Low intelligence tho lol.
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OH, IT WAS YOU~~!! You gotta warn me she's a legal loli voiced by Iguchi! Who the hell was gonna recognize her as Kishirika?!
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Likaris is named after Kishirika Kishirisu, right? Kishi-Kishirika Town lol.
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Sylphie feels super guilty about the whole Nanahoshi situation, so it makes total sense why she feels bad about not being able to help out directly.
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So it's not just Zanoba and Elinalise coming along, but Cliff-senpai too? And Sylphie has to stay behind to babysit lol.
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Wait… are you telling me that if Roxy-shishou had just been there at that exact moment back then, the whole plot could've been resolved peacefully in one go?!
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Elinalise falling for him all over again lmao. And total deja vu too!! This loli is still moving just as fast as ever smh.
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Man this show is so damn good… It's already fun when it's just slice-of-life stuff, but once the plot actually kicks into gear it gets 10x better.
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Kishirika has lived for so damn long, so makes sense she might actually know a thing or two about the Dryain disease.
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Reminds me of that time an alien came to Earth and got its whole operating system wiped out by a Windows virus lol.
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Kishirika Kishirisu. Oh yeah, she existed! The broke little toddlerwww.
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Well, to be fair, Rudeus was literally the only person in this entire world she could speak Japanese with…
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Games where you can't fast-travel back to a place you've already visited are objectively trash, change my mind.
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Peguis-sama is already being plenty nice just by letting them use his teleporter tbh.
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Wakes up. "You okay?" "Do I *look* okay?" No, you really don't.
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Nanahoshi isn't even truly immortal, it's more like her physical body is permanently locked at age 17.
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Heh heh heh… they're roasting her hard, but I mean… it's literally true so you can't even argue lmao.
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Ohhh I get it now. All this wholesome married life content was just so we'd actually care about Nanahoshi's situation later.
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The absolute mindfuck when you realize Kishirika Kishirisu isn't just a one-off gag character.
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Bro, ain't nobody alive who remembers a disease from 7,000 years ago lmao!
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Heard rumors about the Dryain disease before, but this is straight-up terrifying. Hard to watch ngl.
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Her hair and nails literally don't grow at all… "Why is it only this stupid disease that affects me?!"
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The town where Rudeus almost dragged a bunch of innocent people into getting wiped out…
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The fact that even the Demon language actually has strict grammatical rules and patterns is wild.
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Getting heavy adventure vibes now and it's getting so good. Wonder how far they're adapting next week.
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Not aging at all and having zero bodily functions is some straight-up horror movie stuff fr.
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Wait, Badigadi and Atofe are actually brother and sister???
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Nanahoshi's raw acting here actually got me choked up ngl. Way better than I expected.
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I mean, when literal severed arms just grow back, of course medical science never had a chance to develop…
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Was Nanahoshi's VA Wakayama-san? That performance was insane………
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Demon Lord Kishirika Kishirisu finally making her grand appearance?!?!?
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Kishirika Kishirisu!! Man, haven't heard that name in a minute!
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Ngl if I got suddenly hurled into a random fantasy world I'd lose my mind and go totally feral too.
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Kinda wild how the original main goal about Mom hasn't really made much progress yet tho lol.
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When you literally can't do anything else, people still pray just to feel like they're doing *something*.
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"We just haven't found a cure yet…"—yeah, that's kind of a massive problem though??
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So her growth really *is* permanently halted. Thought the timeline felt super weird.
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Her hair and nails don't even grow… yeah no wonder her mental state is completely shattering.
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I mean, getting free fast-travel portals is basically cheating anyway.
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By the time he gets back, he's probably gonna lose an arm but somehow end up with two more wives…
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Rudeus has been to the Demon Continent before, but the rest of the crew is walking in completely blind.
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Combat-wise, this is actually a surprisingly solid lineup even if none of them are Demon Continent pros.
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Likaris Town… sure is a good thing they didn't end up flooding it back thenwww.
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Atofe-sama is way too unhinged, you definitely do not wanna run into herwwwww.
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When you're genuinely going through hell, cheap words of comfort hurt more than anything else.
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Saying you don't feel hyped up in a sword-and-magic fantasy world would be a straight-up lie.
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The Dryain disease… I had no idea a sickness like that even existed in this world…
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Was Zanoba even a combat guy like that? Thought he just had raw strength.
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Bro they found her *that* easily wtf lol. Smells like she reeks though ww.
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Seeing it animated with actual facial expressions makes it hit so much harder and feel way more tragic…
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Remembering a random conversation from 8 years ago this clearly just proves how deep his regret runs.
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Experience comes with age I guess. Kishirika is just ancient for no reason lol.
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Kishirika is just wandering around the Demon Continent with zero way of knowing where she is.
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Crazy how the "Demon Lord" is just some ancient OP person from 7,000 years ago.
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Whenever a situation calls for pure, unadulterated brute force, Zanoba is always your guy.
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That nostalgic BGM… Heading back to Likaris Town. And hearing the Demon language again after all this time.
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Actually thought for a second they'd play it straight, but nope, ending a heavy serious episode with a gag as usual.
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Oh yeah, this is totally gonna get solved in one episode, we take those ggs (instant death flag).
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So basically, all the humans with low magic affinity genes just got completely wiped out, yikes.
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7,000 years ago, human magic power spiked up and accidentally purged the whole thing.